3.0.0 3101 2024-07-24T15:21:49Z 2024-07-24T15:21:49Z House H HR 2023-05-05 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 77 (Friday, May 5, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. LESKO:H.R. 3101.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:Gender on Passport[Page H2137]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2023-05-05T15:07:10Z TSA Act 118 3102 HR 2023-05-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security. Related bill CRS 2023-05-05 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2023-05-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-05-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000589 Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] Debbie Lesko R AZ 8 N D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2023-05-05 True M001211 Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] Mary Miller R IL E. 15 2023-05-05 True B001302 Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] Andy Biggs R AZ 5 2023-05-05 True H001086 Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] Diana Harshbarger R TN 1 2023-05-09 False S001214 Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] W. Steube R FL Gregory 17 2023-05-10 False International Affairs International Affairs 2023-12-05T21:16:20Z 00 2023-05-05 Introduced in House 2024-01-04T13:45:04Z Traditional Passport Act or the TPA Act

This bill requires the Department of State to only permit passport applicants to select a gender designation that matches their biological gender. In addition, the gender designation may only be either male or female.

The bill defines biological gender as the biological classification of the applicant as of the male or female sex in the context of reproductive potential or capacity as indicated by sex chromosomes, naturally occurring sex hormones, gonads, and nonambiguous internal and external genitalia present at birth.

]]> TPA Act Display Title 45 TPA Act 2024-07-24T15:21:49Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 TPA Act 2024-05-24T13:39:12Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Traditional Passport Act 2024-05-24T13:39:12Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To prohibit the issuance of a passport with any gender designation other than "male" or "female", and for other purposes. 2024-03-18T21:17:57Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr3101ih/xml/BILLS-118hr3101ih.xml 2023-05-05 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.